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Back to SearchRevenge of the Skyscraper Curse
Episode 135
Mark Thornton revisits the Skyscraper Curse—the eerie pattern linking record-height towers to major busts—and argues the next signal is flashing for …
13 hours ago
History of Hyperinflation
Episode 135
On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton revisits the history—and present risk—of hyperinflation. Mark explains the threshold that define…
1 week ago
Silver’s Growing Pains
Episode 135
Mark Thornton kicks off 2026 with the new Minor Issues prediction contest (stocks vs. manure) and a hard look at the monetary-metals squeeze. Mark ex…
2 weeks ago
Underinvested Commodities, Overhyped AI: Reading 2026 the Austrian Way
Episode 135
Mark Thornton appears on Metals and Miners with Gary Bohm. They explore the Federal Reserve's policies, geopolitical impacts, commodity underinvestme…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Looking Back and Forth
Episode 135
The Minor Issues year-end episode: what 2025 really taught us and what 2026 may bring. Mark Thornton revisits tariffs, inflation, metals, and interes…
4 weeks ago
The Boom Bust Cycle and the Federal Reserve
Episode 135
Mark Thornton joins Scott Horton to discuss the state of the economy, the boom-bust cycle, and why anybody—left, right, and center—who cares about th…
1 month ago
Longer, Higher for Longer
Episode 135
Mark Thornton argues that interest is a core price that coordinates time, investment, and growth, and that the Federal Reserve has turned it into an …
1 month ago
Early Innings for Gold, Late Stage for Fiat
Episode 135
In this special mid-week episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton joins Julia LaRoche for a wide-angle tour of the macro landscape, and why gold’s surg…
1 month, 1 week ago
The K-Shaped Economy
Episode 135
On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton takes apart the media’s “K-shaped economy” cliché. He explains the divergence the Austrian way: …
1 month, 1 week ago
Metals, Black Swans, and the Next Bust
Episode 135
In a special midweek episode of the Minor Issues podcast, Mark Thornton appears on Palisades Gold Radio with Stijn Schmitz. Mark argues that gold’s s…
1 month, 1 week ago